The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-06-15
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WEDNESDAY,, JUNE IS, 1857
A BOND INDEED

The Government organ has an as
surance peculiar to its chief director
when it refers to the debt Of Christi
anity and civilization owing by Hawai-
to New England as the bond Of friend
ship existing between the two countries
For years past the royal Court and
Government Of Hawaii have bent their
energies to smother out Of the King
dom every sterling quality that goes to
make up the traditional glory Of New
England. Independence Of character,
honor, moral worth, religious principle,
have all been held at discount by
Hawaii's present rulers. Such laws as
have emanated from that quarter are
notable for striking deadly blows at
one or more of those elements Of New
England greatness Both in and out
Of the Legislature whatever is vulgarly
characterized under the generic pane
of "mlssionary' has been the subject
of our rulers most contemptuous treat
ment and the butt Of their supporters
most insolent jeers. The ruling faction
have brought to pass that widely pre-
valent condition Of mind among the
native population, wherein everything
that is decent, honest and Of good re-
port has attached to it well-defined
stigma whenever associated with that
term "missionary.' This seed Of mis-
chief had its iruiion in mari ed de
gree in the proceedings Of the last
Legislature. Several members were
clearly shown to be occupying their
seats by the practice Of illegality and
glaring fraud at the elections, yet the
majority successfully resisted every at
tempt to purge the Assembly Of the
brazen faced usurpers OF representative
functions. That majority were also
the servile instruments in voting away
public money to the Board Of Gene
alogy without requiring an account OF
former votes for that body Of royal
retainers They piled up appropri'
atoms for objects of no benefit TO the
country, including increases OF salaries
to each other in the Offices that pur
chased their dependence, after receiv
ing in mock solemnity the royal mes
sage enjoining economy that was last
in the purpose of the sender, Which
ever way the itful caprice Of then
master dictated they were ready tC
vote, against borrowing money on,
day and for it the next. Las
Of all they perpetrated, in the
very teeth Of the whole moral senti
ment Of the community, unmstakabl,
expressed the Opium License Act
under which was rendered possible the
browning disgrace Of the nation, thu
-
reception Of an enormous bride for tht
license and the swindling of the China
man giving the corrupt gratuity BY
Withholding the consideration from
him. These are only few OF thu
public manifestations of our rulers
retrogression from that New England
standard of civilization for which theii
organ now gibly expresses gratitude
and swears eternal friendship with the
noble people comforting the benefit. |
is needless to specify to Hawaiian
readers the VIGOROUSLY evident stride
back toward some Of the more repul
sive practices Of pagan barbarism
which have been taken by the head 0
the nation within late years. What o
the resort to heather deities through
their purported priests and priestesses
The patronage Of native quacks, wit
their weird incantations, horrible phar
macopeia, and sinister Interpretation
Of dreams against the foreigners VIVA
about the employment, in recen
case, Of an outcast from civilized soci
ETY. as Court astrologer, with his dis
missal ultimately the bearer Of roya
decoration, il not, as rumor has it,
disreputable commission to execut
abroadp There are people living on thes